January 14, 2011

I'm surprised that slipped my mind. Maybe because I turned 60 on the 12th. And I don't mean I'm getting old and therefore forgetful. I just got distracted by the big 0 birthday. Anyway, I'm getting in under the wire here in the Central Time Zone.

The blog is 7 years old today.

AND: I should note, once again, that I have posted every single day — including weekends, holidays, etc. — in each of the 7 years.

Happy Double Birthday! You are and amazing blogging machine! I have missed only a few weeks of reading, at least since I discovered your blog several years ago from Instapundit, which I found from Andrew Sullivan, who I discovered while reading Salon.com (back when it was free), which I found after searching (pre-Google) for Anne Lamott, who I heard on Michael Feldman's "Whad'Ya Know?" on NPR about 12 years ago. You and Reynolds have survived-- I rarely listen to, or read the others any more. May you have many more years of happy blogging.

How exciting! I've been reading since...I think 2005. I started reading Instapundit in 2004 and you followed quickly behind, natch. Your commentors are intimidating so I didn't start commenting until recently.

We're grateful for each day of this performance art, this Theatre of Topicks, this blog of majesty, this seat of inert brats, this Madisonian Eden, this divine outpost built by the blogstress for herself, this formidable law blogger, this best diarist on the Internet, this photographer, this refuge, this realm, this Althouse.

Congrats indeed. Found you pre-Katrina shortly after you fired up the blog. Was solely a reader in those years, then Katrina hit and it took me a few years to put our life, home, business, etc., back together so didn't have much time for the net until I jumped back into the pool in 08 and here I am. And I agree with you--you're a persistently energetic young sixty-something "whippersnapper" of a "web-wench" if nothing else, aren't you? :)

I don't think...check that, I know there isn't another blog site on the internet that comes close to the catholicity of this site. Which is why it draws so many back. Differences of opinion with the blog mistress are as nothing compared to the rich variety of her offerings. Thank you for this veritable omnibus.

Congrats, Ann. Quite the accomplishment. And to be successful at it is even bigger. Amazing, even. You are an inspiration. I wish (sometimes) it was more of my goal, as opposed to something I found myself doing, but my head's elsewhere.

Coketown,

Your commentors are intimidating so I didn't start commenting until recently.